Comments on: Installing Gentoo on Dell Inspiron 1420 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/installing-gentoo-on-dell-inspiron-1420/ The digital endoscopy Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:25:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ivo Calado http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/installing-gentoo-on-dell-inspiron-1420/#comment-972 Ivo Calado Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:12:42 +0000 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-972 Hi opcode0x90, very thanks for your tutorial. I tried to install the gentoo in a Dell 1525 e for many things your tutorial could be applied. Thanks! :D However, I have a problem in the video and I want to know if you could help me. My laptop has a X3100 graphical card. I followed your tutorial since this card is the same which of your tutorial. The screen sometimes (when I press the tab button for auto-complete, for instance) presents a weird behavior; The screen blinks. To me, it seems like a frame buffer problem but I'm unsure. Do you happen to know what can I do to fix it?! Thanks in advance, best regards :D Hi opcode0×90, very thanks for your tutorial. I tried to install the gentoo in a Dell 1525 e for many things your tutorial could be applied. Thanks! :D
However, I have a problem in the video and I want to know if you could help me.
My laptop has a X3100 graphical card. I followed your tutorial since this card is the same which of your tutorial.
The screen sometimes (when I press the tab button for auto-complete, for instance) presents a weird behavior; The screen blinks. To me, it seems like a frame buffer problem but I’m unsure.
Do you happen to know what can I do to fix it?!

Thanks in advance,

best regards :D

]]> By: opcode0x90 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/installing-gentoo-on-dell-inspiron-1420/#comment-642 opcode0x90 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:34:27 +0000 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-642 Mind posting your processor flags? I never get this message. You can try to disable the ACPI options in your kernel and recompile. Mind posting your processor flags? I never get this message. You can try to disable the ACPI options in your kernel and recompile.

]]> By: mimosinnet http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/installing-gentoo-on-dell-inspiron-1420/#comment-639 mimosinnet Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:02:44 +0000 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-639 Thanks very much for your detailed explanation. I also have a: # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz And I am getting this message on boot: ACPI Exception (processor_core-0816): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20070126] I was wondering if you are getting the same message. Thanks! Thanks very much for your detailed explanation. I also have a:
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz

And I am getting this message on boot:
ACPI Exception (processor_core-0816): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20070126]

I was wondering if you are getting the same message.

Thanks!

]]> By: opcode0x90 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/installing-gentoo-on-dell-inspiron-1420/#comment-615 opcode0x90 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:18:55 +0000 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-615 USE=" automount wxwindows vnc subversion sockets samba ftp cvs firefox rss geoip jabber yahoo msn xcomposite dell wifi mmap lm_sensors fbcon fbcondecor dvdr bluetooth ipw3945 ieee1394 usb mmx sse sse2 ssse3 pae -gtk -gnome" There you go. USE flags depends on what you want your Gentoo to have. The third line is to tell the package to include support for my current processor and hardwares specs. The first two lines is to include support for samba (Windows File Sharing), firefox, rss, etc. Since I am using KDE, in the last line I tell Gentoo to exclude support for Gnome and its libraries. Full list of USE flags can be found here. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=2 Also, take note that your profile comes with some predefined USE flags. It might already include most of the useful flags, so you dont have to include them again. To check for current portage USE flags and other configurations, just use this command. emerge --info To check if you have included firefox as your USE flags, emerge --info | grep firefox USE=”
automount wxwindows vnc subversion sockets samba ftp cvs
firefox rss geoip jabber yahoo msn
xcomposite dell wifi mmap lm_sensors fbcon fbcondecor dvdr bluetooth ipw3945 ieee1394 usb mmx sse sse2 ssse3 pae
-gtk -gnome”

There you go. USE flags depends on what you want your Gentoo to have. The third line is to tell the package to include support for my current processor and hardwares specs. The first two lines is
to include support for samba (Windows File Sharing), firefox, rss, etc. Since I am using KDE, in the last line I tell Gentoo to exclude support for Gnome and its libraries.

Full list of USE flags can be found here.
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=2

Also, take note that your profile comes with some predefined USE flags. It might already include most of the useful flags, so you dont have to include them again. To check for current portage USE flags and other configurations, just use this command.

emerge –info

To check if you have included firefox as your USE flags,

emerge –info | grep firefox

]]> By: Jason http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/installing-gentoo-on-dell-inspiron-1420/#comment-613 Jason Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:13:59 +0000 http://opcode0x90.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-613 Would you be willing to post your make.conf? I am a little confused about the USE flags. Would you be willing to post your make.conf? I am a little confused about the USE flags.

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